by HCD Guest Author | Jul 9, 2009 | News
When it comes to VIPs, some hospitals and healthcare institutions opt for special rooms; in fact—taking a page from luxury hotels—many offer VIP suites. While every community may have a different approach to VIP rooms, hospitals are finding that creating plush VIP...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 8, 2009 | News
For a number of years, The World Cancer Report has been telling us that cancer rates are set to increase globally at an alarming rate. So it is not really surprising that while many healthcare capital projects have been put on hold, delayed, or simply slowed...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 6, 2009 | News
The University of Washington Integrated Design Lab has an ongoing research project that looks at the energy use in U.S. hospitals compared to their Scandinavian counterparts. The preliminary findings are very interesting and seem to indicate that modern...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 5, 2009 | News
Ever since the millennial transition, the world of the healthcare A&D professional has expanded thanks in part to the scientific discoveries of neurogenesis and the growing understanding as to the importance of environmental daytime light and the need for darkness...
by HCD Guest Author | Jul 5, 2009 | News
Our healthcare projects… 57.1% – Are the result of a systematic collection of design evidence research 28.6% – Incorporate some evidence-based design research 14.3% – Do not use evidence-based design research
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2009 | News
For the owners of a specialized healthcare practice, the motive to green their new space sprung from the belief that health and well-being result from both the quality of the expertise and the experience. While conceiving of the medical practice in an existing...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2009 | News
Custom healthcare furniture solutions: Manufacturer versus millwork Designers will need design-specific information and processes to back up the custom furniture solutions healthcare furniture manufacturers offer. Some designers believe (without an actual process from...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2009 | News
It never fails. At every conference or other large industry event I attend, someone asks me where HEALTHCARE DESIGN is located. I no longer cringe when I answer, but nine times out of 10, the reaction is the same: “Cleveland? Really?” As a lifelong Cleveland resident,...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2009 | News
Multifunctional lounge chair Aynsley by Arcadia is seating suited for conferencing, project-team meeting, and other collaborative environments. This multifunctional lounge chair with a fixed seat cushion possesses wood, upholstered, and polyurethane arm caps, fixed or...
by HCD Guest Author | Jun 30, 2009 | News
Today’s credit crisis has put traditional financing out of reach for many businesses. For a healthcare facility looking to borrow tens or hundreds of millions of dollars for improvements or expansion projects, it can be virtually impossible to obtain a...
